Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo, Albanian parliaments hold joint session in Pristina (media) • European Union deploys election observation mission to Kosovo (media) • Kurti: During Hovenier’s time here, Kosovo made incredible progress (media) • Kurti calls on diaspora to register for February 9 elections (media) • “Damage caused by attack on Iber-Lepenci canal, around €400 thousand” (RFE) • Osmani meets Fellin in Brussels, “our shared goal is clear” (media) • Kamberi: Serbia trying to isolate Presevo Valley Albanians from Kosovo (media) Serbian Language Media: • CSOs: The only viable, long-term solution lies in achieving ethnic balance within Kosovo police in four northern municipalities (Kosovo Online, social media) • Nemanja Vidic: Kosovo Serbs are fighters, keep striving for a better life (KoSSev) • Bisevac: Manipulating Serb numbers in Kosovo driven by the goal to change their status (Kosovo Online) • Ministry for Communities and Returns says Rasic did not support establishment of ‘Museum of Genocide’ (Radio KIM) • Police vehicle slid off the road near Varage, three officers injured (KoSSev) • Vucic: Serbia's cooperation with OSCE exceptional (Tanjug) International Media: • Kosovo census shows shrinking population as many Serbs heed political party calls to boycott (AP) • Danger of external interference in Balkans high: Mattarella (ANSA) • What Grenell’s return means for US diplomacy in the Balkans (intellinews.com) • BIRN reality check: Kosovo still failing children forced into street work

Albanian Language Media: • Ceku: Serbia violated the Brussels agreement (media) • Joint session of Kosovo’s and Albania’s Assembly MPs to be held today (media) • Italian President: Without KFOR, violence would have devastated region (RTK) • Wisner: Trump administration shouldn’t be tempted by territorial solutions in Balkans (RFE) • Albanian-American community organizations “regarding injustice” at the Hague (media) • Kurti at Hovenier's farewell reception: Ambassador, Kosovo will always be your home (media) • Rohde surprised no senior officials attended handover of head of Constitutional Court duty (Express) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: Cluster 3 to be opened, respect given to Serbia more important (media) • Vucic meets with O'Brien (Tanjug) • Djuric meets with President of China Institute of International Studies (Tanjug) • UNS and DNKiM request Kosovo police to investigate threats against journalist Ilir Mirena (Kosovo Online, media) • Serbian People’s Movement extends support to youth and students in central Serbia (Radio KIM) • Elezi: All political subjects and candidates passed verification by Kosovo Judicial Council (media) • Kurti's Balkan tour: Messages for Belgrade, Brussels, or voters in Kosovo? (Kosovo Online) International Media: • Serbia mulls shutting schools early for winter as protests spread (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: Osmani: Holding Serbia accountable for aggression against Kosovo is key (media) First final census results published, Kosovo with 1,586,659 inhabitants (Koha) Kurti: Census, essential for national planning and development (media) Government: Kosovo did not start the tensions in the north (Klan Kosova) Ceku's request for a visit to Presevo, rejected (Koha) Hamza: Dialogue has degraded, Brussels agreement insufficient (media) Konjufca meets outgoing US Ambassador Hovenier (media) AJK condemns the death threat against Ilir Mirena (media) Serbian Language Media: Petkovic: First convening of Joint Commission for Missing Persons in January (RTS) Office for KiM: Miladinov banned from entering Kosovo, Pavicevic from visiting detained Serbs (Kosovo Online, media) D.D. sentenced for attack on KFOR and KP last year in Zvecan (Kosovo Online, KoSSev) Ilir Mirena, Periskopi director, receives death threats (KoSSev) Barbano welcomes MIA initiative to develop regulatory framework on use of social media by KP, Andric Rakic says regulation exists but not implemented (social media) Vucic meets with Tajani, thanks Italy for supporting Serbia on EU path (Tanjug) International Media: Kosovo government unveils plan for museum of genocide (PI) Kosovo, Serbia pledge to implement Declaration on Missing Persons (BIRN) Humanitarian: Inclusive education is just words on paper (Kosovo 2.0)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Kosovo has great natural potential for renewable energy (media) Lajcak: Banjska, Association and recognition of Kosovo symbols (media) Haradinaj: I’ll send Association draft to court in my first week as PM (media) Kurti calls on diaspora to register for next year’s elections (media) Musliu: Milan Radoicic is behind attack on Iber Lepenc water canal (media) Kosovo to have Museum of Genocide and Efforts for Freedom (Koha) Kurti’s message to people of Vanuatu after devastating earthquake (media) AJK condemns Nexhmedin Spahiu’s insulting remarks against Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities (media) Serbian Language Media: Ambassador: China committed to implementing consensus between Xi Jinping, Vucic (N1) Radosavljevic: It is not possible that Pristina bans Serbian List from participation in elections (Kosovo Online) EU welcomes agreement between Belgrade and Pristina on implementation of missing persons declaration (Radio KIM) Odalovic: Restoring the Declaration on Missing Persons gives hope to families (RTS, Tanjug, Kosovo Online) Blakaj: Agreement on implementation of declaration on missing is positive, carefully with expectations (KiM radio) A year of tragedy and protest: Professor Oliver Toskovic reflects on 2024 (KoSSev) International Media: Report highlights Kosovo’s struggle to detect early warning signs of terrorism and radicalization (PI) Kosovo political prisoner’s stories highlight Yugoslav state’s brutal tactics (BIRN) Sandhurst graduate from Kosovo hails Army's role in keeping peace with KFOR (Forces News) Dutch government to block Serbia’s next step toward EU membership (Dutch Times)

Albanian Language Media: • EU to gradually lift measures, in line with other steps by Kosovo (media) • Kosovo and Serbia agree on implementation of declaration on missing persons (media) • EU on agreement on missing persons: Important step towards normalization (Koha) • Government Commission on Missing Persons: Agreement in Brussels, an important step (media) • Osmani travels to Brussels for the EU-Western Balkans Summit (Albanian Post) • Kosovo and Germany sign agreement in the field of defense and security (media) • “DutchTimes”: Without normalization with Kosovo, Netherlands does not open door to Serbia in EU (Klan) Serbian Language Media: • Petkovic: Last obstacle to implementing declaration on missing persons removed (Tanjug) • Vucic meets with Munsch (media) • Mojsilovic, Munsch discuss security situation in Kosovo, region (media) • Vucic receives UK Special Envoy (media) • Elektrosever says its workers attacked in Brdjani settlement despite police and KEDS presence (KoSSev) • EU-Western Balkans Summit - New Brussels leadership, old expectations (Kosovo Online) • Vucic to visit Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday (Kosovo Online) International Media: • Council of EU adopts conclusions on enlargement, outlines next steps for candidates (European Western Balkans)

Albanian Language Media: • Chief negotiators in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue to meet today in Brussels (media) • EU: Serbian delegation at CoE violated agreement with Kosovo (Koha) • Kurti: Documenting war crimes, a moral and historical obligation (media) • Svecla: Ammunition factory, important step in strengthening security capacities (media) • Maqedonci: Kosovo will also produce weapons for export (media) • Turkish manufacturer: Factory in Kosovo according to NATO standards (Reporteri) • Haxhi Shala and Sabit Januzi plead guilty to witness intimidation charges (media) • Kosovo extradites murder suspect to U.S. (RFE) • Orav: We aim to bring Kosovo closer to EU as soon as possible (Indeksonline) Serbian Language Media: • Pristina to declare Serbs guilty of attack on canal to stop SL from participating in elections, says Vucic (Tanjug) • Meeting between Petkovic and Lajcak began in Brussels (Kosovo Online, N1) • Vucic receives Cypriot Defense Minister (Tanjug) • Patriarch Porfirije: Gratitude to Vatican for principled position on Kosovo (Radio Mitrovica sever) • Increased presence of Kosovo police in the north: Security needs or political message? (Radio kontakt plus, media) • PIK: Return to work of police officers suspended in relation to Milos Subotic’s case does not impede further investigation (KoSSev) • Support for the students’ protests from 350 professors and students from Kosovo (KiM radio, Insajder, Beta) • RTS: EU to open Cluster 3 (N1) • Djuric: Good news from Brussels, we are prepared for progress on EU path (media) International Media: • Serbian Govt’s document dump raises new questions about train station tragedy (Balkan Insight) • Silent spying: how Serbian intelligence hacks activists’ phones – without them knowing (Balkan Insight) • Bechtel bespoke: US engineering giant’s modus operandi in the Balkans causes concern (Balkan Insight)

Albanian Language Media: • Kosovo signs agreement for ammunition factory with Turkish company (media) • Rutte on attack in the north: Stability in Western Balkans fragile (media) • Costa: Progress in dialogue helps Kosovo on candidate status (media) • KFOR Commander meets Croatian Defense Minister, talks about security (Media) • Nenad Rasic's party accuses Serbian List of blackmail and pressure (RTK) • Maqedonci meets Anusic, informs him about situation in the north (media) • US soldiers patrol northern Kosovo (Reporteri) • Behrami: Visit of Special Chambers Chief Prosecutor, interference in justice (Reporteri) • Richard Grenell is returning to the Balkans, here is his role (Nacionale) Serbian Language Media: • Vucic: I hope EU enlargement policy will become clearer, more vigorous (Tanjug) • Rutte: Attack on water canal in Kosovo underline fragility of the stability in Western Balkans (Kosovo Online) • US KFOR members conducted routine patrols in northern Kosovo (KoSSev, social media) • Hetemi defends budget allocation for roads in Albanian-majority villages of Leposavic (KoSSev) • New round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue to be held in Brussels Tuesday (media) • Western Balkans' future is in EU – declaration (Tanjug) • Internal Affairs Ministry denies Amnesty report on forensic tools (N1)

Albanian Language Media: President Osmani continues meetings in the USA (media) Kurti does not appear at Special Prosecution Office, he is abroad (media) Opposition: Kurti's behavior towards judiciary and prosecution, unacceptable and wrong (Koha) KFOR: We do not have a ‘blacklist’ (media) Costa: The future of the Western Balkans is in the EU (media) Hill: There is no basis to point finger at anyone about Iber-Lepenc attack yet (media) Joint meeting of the Assembly of Kosovo and Albania to be held on December 20 (media) Serbian Language Media: Jevtic: Kurti will do nothing to establish ZSO, will continue pressuring Serbs (media) Djuric: Serbs must be united before elections in Kosovo; Grenell’s appointment is good for region (Kosovo Online) Andric Rakic: Concerning trend of ethnicization of Kosovo security institutions (Kosovo Online) PIK on CSOs report: We will analyze content (Alternativna.com, media) Police officers suspended in relation to Milos Subotic’s case returned to work (KoSSev) EU ambassadors to again discuss opening Cluster 3 in accession talks with Serbia (Tanjug) FM: German MFA's interference in our internal affairs risks undermining relations (Tanjug) Vucic claims student demands met, students disagree (N1) Serbian security agency says Amnesty report trivial (N1) International Media: Kosovo’s 2025 budget: Government picks populism over ambition (Sbunker.org)

Albanian Language Media: • Major disagreements in EU over lifting measures against Kosovo (RFE) • Osmani thanks Carpenter for unwavering support for Kosovo (media) • Kurti meets with Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia, Luka Mesec (media) • Kurti: Serbia killed young Serbs to justify genocide in Kosovo (media) • EU-Western Balkans summit to confirm European path (RTK) • Two former Kosovo Police officers arrested in Zubin-Potok (media) • Trump nominates Grenell as special envoy for international missions (media) • Instagram accounts of senior LDK officials, including Abdixhiku’s, attacked (media) Serbian Language Media: • Djuric: Situation in Kosovo the worst in the last two decades (Kosovo Online, Kurir) • Hill: No alternative to Dialogue; the CSM must be established (Kosovo Online, euronews.rs) • Simic: Without 10 mandates for the Serb List, ethnic cleansing of Serbs from Kosovo will be finalized (TV Prva, Kosovo Online) • The Serbian People's Movement presented its candidates for the parliamentary elections (KiM radio, KoSSev) • KFOR practiced the defense of Visoki Decani (RTS) • SOC files criminal complaint against Selim Pacolli (Radio Mitrovica sever, NMagazin, Beta, eparhija-prizren.com) • KP officer sentenced to three years for attempted murder of Serbian civilian (KoSSev) • Student protests in Serbia continue amid incidents (N1)

Albanian Language Media: Kurti: Visa free travel to Kosovo for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (media) Kurti in Croatia, speaks about the Iber-Lepenc attack (media) Plenkovic believes in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, says it could result in normalization of relations (Klan) Important agreements signed between Kosovo and Croatia (Klan) Osmani meets Senator Ernst, Congressmen Palmer and Lawler (media) Barbano welcomes rotation of EULEX Formed Police Unit (media) Kosovo government rules out possible land swap idea (media) Helez: Serbia filled with hatred against Albanians, Bosniaks and Croats (Express) Tahiri submits 16 laws approved in December 5 session to Constitutional Court (media) KSF withdraws from patrolling along water canals in Obiliq and Vushtrri regions (Nacionale) Serbian Language Media: CSOs Study: Uniforms, “Greater Albania”, “weapons in hands” and impunity at stake (Alternativna.com, media, social media) Tombstones demolished; crosses desecrated at Serbian cemetery in Gnjilane (Kosovo Online, social media) Petkovic condemns desecration of Serbian cemetery in Gnjilane (Kosovo Online) Serbian Ministry of Culture condemns desecration of cemetery in Gnjilane (media) Alternativna: Yellow tape on buildings in Zubin Potok due to “illegal construction”; the allocation of these apartments has previously begun Office for KiM: ‘Kurti seized six residential buildings in Zubin Potok intended for Serbs’ (media) US Report: 10 Albanians from Kosovo in Syrian detention camps, over support to ISIS (Kosovo Online) Serbian Government releases all 195 documents related to Novi Sad railway station accident (Tanjug) International Media: Serbian President’s plan to ‘protect’ Kosovo Serbs still a work in progress (Balkan Insight)